SNCB finally awards AM30 train contract to CAF
BELGIUM: National passenger train operator SNCB has finally awarded CAF a 12-year framework contract to design, manufacture and supply the AM30 train fleet, following unsuccessful legal challenges to the selection of the Spanish company.
Third order for Dublin DART trains confirmed
IRELAND: The Department of Transport has confirmed funding for national railway Iarnród Éireann to place a firm order for a further 100 Alstom electric multiple-unit cars for the greater Dublin area’s DART suburban network.
Stadler to supply more rack trains for the Queen of the Mountains
SWITZERLAND: Mountain railway and cable car operator Rigi Bahnen has ordered four more tailor-made rack-and-pinion trains from Stadler.
Bilbao metro Line 4 project approved
SPAIN: The construction of Metro de Bilbao Line 4 has been approved by the Basque government and Bizkaia provincial council.
World rail freight news round-up
News from the world rail freight market.
Konux launches predictive maintenance platform in the UK rail market
UK: München-based transport AI and internet-of-things company Konux is seeking to pilot the use of its CoBrix predictive maintennace tool in the UK market to predict infrastructure failures.
Telecoms: Operators discuss 6G technology as South Korean government aims launch by 2028
Amid a push from the national government to launch a 6G telecoms network by 2028, Korea Railroad Research Institute is assessing how domestic railway operators could deploy the technology. Benjámin Zelki reports.
Japan: Delays and demographic dilemmas hinder Hokkaido Shinkansen ambition
Geological difficulties have delayed the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo beyond 2030, while JR Hokkaido is considering the deployment of 160 to 200 km/h EMUs on its 1 067 mm network, as well as bus replacements for loss-making rural routes. Mike Bent investigates.
UK rail accident investigation body issues warning over reliance on remote condition monitoring technology
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued urgent advice asking Network Rail to consider the risk of remote monitoring sensors on earthworks being overwhelmed during extreme weather.
Second generation Citylink tram-train arrives in Chemnitz
GERMANY: The first of 19 second-generation Stadler Citylink tram-trains ordered by Mittelsachsen transport authority VMS for use around Chemnitz has been delivered for testing.
Government says Korail and Supreme Railways are to merge next year
Railway supply industry news round-up
c2c launches OP1 rail intelligence platform
Contract to fit out and operate Melbourne’s Suburban Loop awarded
PJM diagnostic equipment fitted to Plasser & Theurer machine
Siemens Mobility signs Vietnamese high speed rail co-operation agreement
EMUs and freight locos shipped as Malaysia’s East Coast link nears completion
Moskva-2026 metro train enters service
Roma Line C extended to Colosseo under archaeological top-down approach
First section of Canadian high speed rail route selected
Rock Rail to finance second-largest BEMU fleet in Germany
Tamper engine carbon clean trial demonstrates benefits
Hyundai Rotem high speed trainset on its way to Uzbekistan
Urban transport industry news round-up
SME innovators aim to improve station weather resilience and the passenger experience
Investments not promises as Slovenian operator orders long-distance trains
Radar positioning system provides precise stopping without CBTC
Revizto targets rail sector with infrastructure collaboration software platform
Contract awarded for Palermo tram extensions
Siemens Mobility completes ETCS Level 2 deployment programme in Belgium
